In our modern day Christian society it is sometimes hard to
understand the true meaning of certainstatements spoken by Jesus Christ.
On the surface some words and statements seem to be quiteconfusing the way they are
written. However this confusion can be turned into a
logical explanation if wetrace the original meaning of certain
words; such as the word "worm". This pamphlet
will attempt to explain the meaning of this certain word, and
certain statements made by Christ.
Notice in Mark 9:44-48 that Jesus Christ mentioned several times
something about the "worm" that dieth not, and the
"fire" that is not "quenched".

Mark 9:44-48 Where
their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.45 And if thy foot offend
thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life,
than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that
never shall be quenched:46 Where their worm dieth
not, and the fire is not quenched.47 And if thine eye
offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into
the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast
into hell fire:48 Where their worm dieth
not, and the fire is not quenched. (KJV)

What did Christ mean by
these statements? Was Christ referring to this
"worm" as being immortal? It isvery important to understand why
certain words are biblically used to represent something, or show
acertain
meaning. Christ quoted "Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire is not quenched" from Isa. 66:24, which says
this would happen to the men that have transgressed against God.

Isaiah 66:24 And they
shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have
transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither
shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto
all flesh. (KJV)

This "worm" in
Isa. 66:24 is no. 08438 in Strong's Lexicon. Notice that
this "worm" was used thirty four times to express and
represent a certain color called "scarlet".

The word
"worm" is an interesting word, and it is the same
Hebrew word (no. 08438) that is biblicallyassociated with the colors of blue, purple
and scarlet; as we shall see. This word (towla) is
mentioned many times in the book of Exodus when God instructed
Moses in the building of God's sanctuary. Read Exod. 25:8
and 26:1, and notice the colors mentioned.

Exodus 25:8 And let
them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. (KJV)Exodus 26:1 Moreover thou
shalt make the tabernacle [with] ten curtains [of] fine twined
linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of
cunning work shalt thou make them. (KJV)

The word
"scarlet" in Exod. 26:1 is the Hebrew word
"towla" (no. 08438). What do these particular
colors of blue, purple and scarlet represent in God's
sanctuary? It would be logical to assume that these colors
represent God as supreme Ruler! It is
also interesting to know that the rich man that spoke to Abraham
was clothed in purple, or similar to the scarlet color that this
"worm" represented. See Luke 16:19.

Luke 16:19 There was a
certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and
fared sumptuously every day: (KJV)

When Christ was
crucified he was also clothed in purple and was
"crowned" with thorns, which was done in mockery of
Christ being a king or a ruler; as Mark 15:17 explains.
This is important!

Mark 15:17 And they
clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put
it about his [head], (KJV)

Christ was clothed with
the similar color of this "worm" that the rich man also
was clothed with. What are we to understand from these
facts and this truth? It would be fair to say that this
"worm" is symbolic of, and represented the colors of
royalty and dominion. Christ referred to hell as being the
place where this "worm" does not die, or you could say,
is forever in a conscious state of existence. The rich man
was clothed with this color (purple), however as we all know he
found himself in a place called hell; which Christ said is the
place where their "worm dieth not".
Adam was given dominion of the earth before he sinned.
God's people Israel have also carried the titleof dominion, which is what the
name "Israel" means according to no. 3478 in Strong's
Con. It states, "he will rule as God"; and it
includes the defendants (posterity) of Israel.

3478 Yisra'el
(yis-raw-ale'); from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael,
a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity:
-Israel.

The rich man that was
clothed with the color of this "worm" transgressed
against God, and obviously in this life trusted in his
riches. Therefore he disqualified himself to rule in the
future kingdom of God. In Job
25:6 it states that the son of man (Adam) is a "worm".

Job 25:6 How much less
man, [that is] a worm? and the son of man, [which is] a worm?
(KJV)

There are two different
words for "man" used in this verse, and two kinds of
"worms" are used also. The first "worm"
has the meaning of a literal worm or maggot as it shows in
Strong's Lexicon, no. 07415.

The "worm"
applied to the son of man (Adam) is no. 08438, which also has the
meaning of a maggot.However it has an additional meaning, and
refers to a certain color that this "worm" represents;
as we have previously seen.
When Adam sinned, all of the unborn of Adam-kind were destined to
be reduced to a very low form of life which this "worm"
represented. However, the colors of dominion and royalty
still stayed with Adam after he sinned and was reduced to this
"worm". This truth is very important to
understand! Jacob is also referred to as being a
"worm", as it shows in Isa. 41:14.

Isaiah 41:14 Fear not,
thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith
the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. (KJV)

I believe this is the
one verse which sums up what this "worm" is all
about. Notice that it says that Christ was to help Israel,
and was to become a redeemer to Israel. Jacob and all his
true descendants (Israelites) were all reduced to a
"worm", however Jacob was not to fear since help was on
the way. Christ was to help Israel by becoming a flesh and
blood "worm" himself, therefore becoming Israel's
redeemer. Israel carries the title of "ruling as
God", which means Israel and his descendants are destined to
rule and have dominion in the kingdom of God forever. I
believe the reason Christ used the phrase "where their worm
dieth not" is because the wicked of theAdam-kind Israelites will forever
be conscious of the fact that they will never have what they
could have had. Out of rebellion and unbelief in the Word
of God in this life, they "missed" their calling to
rule as God in the kingdom of God. This mental condition
causes torment which "dieth not"! I believe this
is what Christ was talking about in Mark 9:44-48. There are
those that claim that these statements made by Christ were never
in the original manuscripts. As
was explained, hell is also the place where the "fire is not
quenched". This "fire" is not the kind of
fire that burns and causes pain to our "earthy"
bodies. Since this fire cannot be quenched, it is a fire
that will "burn" forever, and is not of this heaven and
earth environment. However it would be much better to have
a foot cut off or an eye plucked out in this life than to
experience "hell fire", which is what Christ said in
Mark 9:44-48. This "fire" causes torment to the
wicked Israelites forever. The rich man that spoke to
Abraham understood this fact very well. According to Matt.
25:41 this everlasting hell fire was prepared for the devil and
his angels.

Matthew 25:41 Then
shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his
angels: (KJV)

God had to prepare a
place of restraint or a "prison" for the devil and the
angels that rebelled against God in the world before Adam.
However the devil is not yet in this "fire" that was
prepared for him when herebelled. It would be very helpful
to read my booklet "The World Before
Adam", which
explains why this angelic rebellion directly effected the
dominion of the angel world, and also the physical
creation. Satan the devil is still loose to do his work of
deception, which God allows for a purpose! God's children
have to be tried and tested by the devil to be worthy to rule in
God's kingdom. This is why hell has "enlarged"
herself without measure; to receive those of the Adam-kind
Israelites that the devil has cunningly deceived to also rebel
against the government of God. Carefully read Isa. 5:14.

Isaiah 5:14 Therefore
hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure:
and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that
rejoiceth, shall descend into it. (KJV)

The objective of this
fallen angel called Satan is to deceive the true Israelites as to
who they really are. This deception will therefore cause
the true Israelites to lose their rightful inheritance and
dominion in the future kingdom of God. In our modern-day
"feel good" churches it is very easy for the power of
deception to take it's toll! Therefore it would be very
wise to simply believe the words of Christ regarding Satan the
devil, and extreme care should be taken to not be deceived.
It is also extremely important to keep the commandments of God in
order to avoid the place where "their worm dieth not"!